Kidnapping (Manstealing)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kid´nap - ing The term itself occurs only in the New Testament άνδραποδιστής , andrapodistḗs ="manstealer") in   1 Timothy 1:10 . The crime was directly forbidden in the Hebrew law ( Exodus 21:16;  Deuteronomy 24:7 ), and was made punishable with death.